"But I go out as a missionary

. . . not that I may follow the dictate of common sense, but that I might obey the command of Christ. This command seems to be strictly a missionary injunction so that apart altogether from choice and other lower reasons, my going forth is a matter of obedience to a plain command. And in seeking to assign a reason for going abroad, I would prefer to say that I fail to discover any reason why I should stay at home. - James Gilmour, missionary to the Mongols